Epsilon-Toxin Production by <named-content content-type="genus-species">Clostridium perfringens</named-content> Type D Strain CN3718 Is Dependent upon the <italic toggle="yes">agr</italic> Operon but Not the VirS/VirR Two-Component Regulatory System

ABSTRACT Clostridium perfringens type B and D strains cause enterotoxemias and enteritis in livestock after proliferating in the intestines and producing epsilon-toxin (ETX), alpha-toxin (CPA), and, usually, perfringolysin O (PFO). Although ETX is one of the most potent bacterial toxins, the regulat...

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Autores principales: Jianming Chen, Julian I. Rood, Bruce A. McClane
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Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2011
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